diff --git a/frontend/drivers/platform_unix.c b/frontend/drivers/platform_unix.c
index 5bb7fa1453..15d93a7554 100644
--- a/frontend/drivers/platform_unix.c
+++ b/frontend/drivers/platform_unix.c
@@ -1216,8 +1216,20 @@ static void frontend_unix_get_os(char *s,
       return;
 
    sscanf(buffer.release, "%d.%d.%u", major, minor, &krel);
+#if defined(__FreeBSD__)
+   strlcpy(s, "FreeBSD", len);
+#elif defined(__NetBSD__)
+   strlcpy(s, "NetBSD", len);
+#elif defined(__OpenBSD__)
+   strlcpy(s, "OpenBSD", len);
+#elif defined(__DragonFly__)
+   strlcpy(s, "DragonFly BSD", len);
+#elif defined(BSD)
+   strlcpy(s, "BSD", len);
+#else
    strlcpy(s, "Linux", len);
 #endif
+#endif
 }
 
 #ifdef HAVE_LAKKA